Nonstop flight route between Mafeteng, Lesotho and Chongqing, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mafeteng Airport (MFC), Mafeteng, Lesotho and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG), Chongqing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,646 miles (or 10,695 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Mafeteng Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Mafeteng Airport and Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mafeteng Airport (MFC):

• Mafeteng Airport (MFC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mafeteng Airport's high elevation of 5,350 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MFC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MFC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Mafeteng Airport (MFC) is Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NE of MFC.
• The furthest airport from Mafeteng Airport (MFC) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,788 miles (18,971 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG):

• In addition to being known as "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport", other names for CKG include "重庆江北国际机场" and "Chóngqìng Jiāngběi Guójì Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO), which is located 80 miles (128 kilometers) NNW of CKG.
• The furthest airport from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (meaning Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,806 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport handled 25,272,039 passengers last year.
• Located 21 km north of the city-centre of Chongqing, Jiangbei Airport serves as an important aviation hub for southwestern China.
• In terms of passenger traffic, Chongqing airport was the 9th busiest airport nationwide in 2013, handling 25,248,483 people, nearly 15 percent increase.
• There is currently one airport freeway connecting the city center with the airport, and the second one has been planned.
• Cargo traffic increased at an average rate of 14% in the first six months of 2011, driven by exponential growth in international cargo.
• In coming months, CAPA will review the progress and ambitions of Chongqing's rivals in western China.
• Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) has 4 runways.
• The airport's ground transportation is developing very fast.